JPH0970743A - Machining device of glass plate - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To machine a glass plate efficiently by providing a control means which controls a machining means and a conveyance means so that the glass plate is carried in and out for one machining section when the machining operation is done in the other machining section. SOLUTION: While a machining means 4 and a conveyance means 6 are controlled by a control means and the machining operation, for example, the formation of a main cutting line and grinding operation, is done in one machining section 15a, the formation of end cutting line and cutting work are performed in the other machining section 15b. Next, a glass plate which is cut in the other machining section 15b is conveyed to a machining section of the other set, the glass plate 2 is conveyed from a carry-in section 3 into the other machining section 15b, and the glass plate 2 which is machined by grinding in the machining section of the other set is conveyed to a carry-out section.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing a glass plate such as a window glass of an automatic operator or a building.

[0002]

In this type of glass plate processing apparatus, a glass plate (blank glass) is conveyed from a carry-in section to a folding device, and a cutting line for breaking is first cut by this dividing device. Then, the glass plate on which this cutting line is formed is cut along the cutting line, and the broken glass plate is then conveyed to a grinding device, which cuts the cut edge of the glass plate. After grinding (polishing), the glass plate whose split edges have been ground (polished) is conveyed from the grinding device to the carry-out section.

By the way, in such a glass sheet processing apparatus, when the respective glass sheets are conveyed from the carry-in section to the folding apparatus, from the breaking apparatus to the grinding apparatus, and from the grinding apparatus to the carry-out section, in other words, Glass plates that have been processed such as splitting and grinding are excluded from the splitting device and grinding device, and then glass plates to be processed such as splitting and grinding are carried into the splitting device and grinding device, respectively. Up to this point, each of the splitting device and the grinding device does not perform the splitting operation and the grinding operation and is in a standby state (playing state), resulting in poor processing efficiency.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to process a glass plate capable of efficiently processing the glass plate by reducing the standby state of the processing means. To provide a device.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the object is to carry in a glass plate to be processed, processing means for processing the glass plate from the loading part, and glass plate from this processing means. A carrying-out section for carrying out the glass plate, a carrying means for carrying the glass plate to be worked from the carrying-in section to the working means, a carrying means for carrying the worked glass plate from the working means to the carrying-out section, and a control means for controlling the working means and the carrying means. The processing means comprises at least one processing section of one set consisting of at least two processing sections that perform the same processing on the glass plate, and the control means controls the one of the one set. While the processing operation is being performed in one of the processing sections, the unloading side of the glass sheet processed by the other processing section with respect to the other processing section of the one processing section To the other processing section. So as to perform the conveyance of the glass sheet from the join the club side, it is achieved by glass-plate working apparatus which is adapted to control the processing means and the conveying means.

As an example of the processing means, one including a processing head, a movable table provided in each processing section, and a moving device for moving the processing head and the movable table can be given as one example. In a preferred example, the processing head includes a main cutting line for splitting, forming an end cutting line on the glass plate on which the main cutting line is formed, and splitting the glass plate along the main cutting line and the end cutting line. In order to perform the above, a main cutting line forming head, an end cutting line forming head, and a splitting head are provided, and as a processing head of another example, a grinding head for grinding the peripheral edge of the glass plate is provided.

In this example, a main cutting line forming head, an end cutting line forming head and a splitting head, and a moving device for moving the main cutting line forming head, the end cutting line forming head and the splitting head, respectively, are provided in a set of processing parts. A moving device that is commonly used for each of the processing units and that moves the movable table may be separately provided for each of the processing units of the set of processing units. Similarly, the grinding head and the moving device for moving the grinding head are provided so as to be shared by the respective processing parts of the processing parts of the set, and the moving device for moving the movable table is provided. You may provide independently in each process part of a set of process parts.

As the conveying means, a first glass plate adsorbing means which can reciprocate between the carry-in portion and the processing means and a second glass plate adsorbing means which can reciprocate between the processing means and the carry-out portion. And a moving device for reciprocating the first and second glass plate adsorbing means can be cited as a preferable example.

In another preferred example, the processing means includes, in addition to the processing portions of one set, at least two processing portions that perform processing different from the processing in the processing portion of the one set but identical to each other. It may further include another set of processing parts, wherein the conveying means transfers the glass plate to be processed from the carry-in part to the processing part of the one set of processing means. The glass plate processed by the processing unit is configured to be conveyed to another set of processing units, and the glass plate processed by the other set of processing units is configured to be conveyed to the unloading unit. While the processing operation is being performed in one processing section of the processing section of the other one set of processing means, the other processing section of the processing section of the other one set of the processing section of the other set is processed. The glass plate processed in the processing section is transported to the unloading section side and the glass plate from the loading section side to the other processing section. As to perform the conveyance of the scan plate, and is configured to control the processing means and the conveying means.

In the case where one set of processing parts is composed of the main cutting line forming head or the like as described above, the processing means in the other set of processing parts is preferably equipped with a grinding head or the like. It When at least two sets of processing parts are provided as described above, one of the movable table and the other set of processing parts provided in one processing part of one set of processing parts is processed. And a movable table provided on the other processing part of the processing part of one set, and a movable table provided on the other processing part of the processing part of the other set. To move the movable table and the movable table in synchronization with each other. The moving device that moves the movable table provided in one processing unit is a moving device that moves the movable table that is provided in the other processing unit of the one processing unit, and the other moving device. The moving device that moves the movable table provided in the other processing section of the It may be configured to Bei.

Further, the conveying means is further provided with a third glass plate adsorbing means capable of reciprocating between a processing section of one set of processing means and a processing section of another set of processing means. The glass plate suction means connects between the carry-in section and the processing section of one set of processing means, and the second glass plate suction means connects between the processing section and the carry-out section of another set of processing means. Each of them is reciprocally moved, and the moving device of the conveying means may be configured to reciprocate the third glass plate suction means.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail based on the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited to these examples.

[0013]

EXAMPLES FIGS. 1 to 4 (FIGS. 1 and 2 are front views divided into two parts, which are connected to each other by a chain line to form one front view). The plate processing apparatus 1 carries in a carry-in part 3 of a glass plate (uncoated glass) 2 to be processed, a processing means 4 for processing the glass plate 2 from the carry-in part 3, and a glass plate 2 carried out from the processing means 4. To carry out the glass plate 2 to be processed from the carry-in part 3 to the processing means 4, and to carry the processed glass plate 2 from the processing means 4 to the carry-out part 5, respectively, the processing means 4 and the transportation. The control means 7 for controlling the means 6 is provided.

The carry-in section 3 is supported by the base 11 so that the glass plates 2 to be processed can be alternately placed on the left and right sides (in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3) one after another. It is provided with a mounting table 12 provided and positioning rollers 13 a and 13 b attached to the mounting table 12.

In the present example, the processing means 4 is one set of processing parts 15 consisting of two processing parts 15a and 15b for performing the same processing on the glass plate 2, and processing by one set of processing parts 15. However, another set of processing parts 16 including two processing parts 16a and 16b which perform the same processing as each other is provided.

The processing portion 15 of the processing means 4 forms a main cutting line 21 for splitting, forms an end cutting line 22 on the glass plate 2 on which the main cutting line 21 is formed, and along the main cutting line 21 and the end cutting line 22. In order to perform the splitting of the glass plate 2 of FIG.
And movable bases 28a and 28b provided on the main cutting line forming head 23 and the end cutting line forming heads 24 and 25,
Split heads 26 and 27 and movable bases 28a and 28
moving devices 29, 30, 31, 3 for moving b respectively
2a and 32b. In this example, the main cutting line forming head 23, the end cutting line forming heads 24 and 25, the split heads 26 and 27, and the main cutting line forming head 2
3, moving devices 29 and 30 for moving the end cutting line forming heads 24 and 25 and the splitting heads 26 and 27, respectively.
And 31 are provided so as to be shared by the respective processing units 15a and 15b of the processing unit 15 of one set, and the moving devices 32a and 32b for moving the movable bases 28a and 28b are the same. Each of the processing portions 15a and 15b of the processing portions 15 of the set is independently provided.

The main cutting line forming head 23 includes a bracket 35.
An air cylinder device 37 attached to the bracket 35 via a position adjusting mechanism 36, and an air cylinder device 3
7, a cutter wheel 38 attached to the tip of the piston rod, the piston rod is extended by the operation of the air cylinder device 37, the cutter wheel 38 is pressed against the glass plate 2, and the main cutting line is attached to the glass plate 2. 21 is formed.

The end cutting line forming head 24 and the split head 26
Is provided on the slider 41, and the end cut line forming head 25 and the split head 27 are provided on the slider 42, respectively. The end cut line forming head 24 is provided on the slider 41 with the air cylinder device 43 and the air cylinder device. 43
Cutter wheel 44 attached to the tip of the piston rod of No. 4, and a cutting edge orientation device 45 for directing the cutting edge of the cutting wheel 44 in the direction of the end cutting line, and the piston rod is extended by the operation of the air cylinder device 43. Press the cutter wheel 44 against the glass plate 2 to
A cut line 22 is formed on the edge. The blade edge orienting device 45 includes a pulley, a timing belt, an electric motor 46, and the like. The rotation of the output rotation shaft of the electric motor 46 is transmitted to the piston rod of the air cylinder device 43 via the pulley and the timing belt, and the piston rod concerned. Is rotated to orient the cutting edge of the cutter wheel 44 in the direction of forming the end cutting line 22 while the end cutting line 22 is being formed.

The split head 26 includes an air cylinder device 51 attached to a slider 41 and a push rod 5 attached to the tip of a piston rod of the air cylinder device 51.
2, the piston rod is extended by the operation of the air cylinder device 51, the push rod 52 is pressed against the glass plate 2 to cause the glass plate 2 to bend, and the glass plate 2 is moved along the main cutting line 21. Fold it.

The edge cut line forming head 25 is formed similarly to the edge cut line forming head 24, and the air cylinder device 55 attached to the slider 42 and the air cylinder device 5 are attached.
5 is equipped with a cutter wheel 56 attached to the tip of the piston rod, and a cutting edge orienting device 57 for orienting the cutting edge of the cutting wheel 56 in the direction of the end cutting line, and the piston rod is extended by the operation of the air cylinder device 55. The cutter wheel 56 is pressed against the glass plate 2 to form the end cut line 22 on the glass plate 2. The blade edge orienting device 57 includes a pulley, a timing belt, an electric motor 58, and the like. The rotation of the output rotation shaft of the electric motor 58 is transmitted to the piston rod of the air cylinder device 55 via the pulley and the timing belt, and the piston rod concerned. Is rotated so that the edge of the cutter wheel 56 is directed in the direction of forming the end cut line 22 while the end cut line 22 is being formed.

The split head 27 includes an air cylinder device 61 attached to the slider 41 and a push rod 6 attached to the tip of a piston rod of the air cylinder device 61.
2, the piston rod is extended by the operation of the air cylinder device 61, the push rod 62 is pressed against the glass plate 2 to cause the glass plate 2 to bend, and the glass plate 2 is moved along the main cutting line 21. Fold it.

The end cutting line forming head 24 and the splitting head 26
And the pair of the end cut line forming head 25 and the split head 27 share the formation and the split of the end cut line 22 with respect to the glass plate 2, respectively. We are trying to speed up the work.

The movable base 28a is composed of a belt conveyer device, and is composed of a frame 65, driving and driven drums 66 and 67 rotatably attached to the frame 65, and a spanning between the driving and driven drums 66 and 67. A flexible endless belt 68 and an electric motor 69 attached to the frame 65 and having an output rotary shaft connected to a drive drum 66.
And the slider 70 and the nut 71 fixed to the frame 65, and the glass plate 2 on the endless belt 68.
Is mounted, and the slider 70 is fitted to the guide rail 72 attached to the base 11 so as to be movable in the Y direction, whereby the movable table 28a is movable in the Y direction. Has become. Further, when the broken glass plate 2 is lifted, the movable table 28a causes the drive drum 66 to rotate by the operation of the electric motor 69 so that the endless belt 68 runs in the A direction. Belt 6
The scraps 73 remaining on the sheet 8 are discharged to the split reservoir 75 via the chute 74. Movable table 28b
Is also formed similarly to the movable base 28a.

A moving device 29 for moving the main cutting line forming head 23 includes an electric motor 82 mounted on an upper frame 81 supported by the base 11, a screw shaft 83 rotatably mounted on the upper frame 81, A rotation transmission mechanism 84 including a pulley and a timing belt for transmitting the rotation of the output rotation shaft of the electric motor 82 to the screw shaft 83, a nut 85 screwed to the screw shaft 83, and a rail 86 are movably fitted in the X direction. The movable base 88, to which the slider 87 is fixed, and the rotary shaft 90, which is rotatably supported by the movable base 88 via bearings 89, are provided.
1 extends in the X direction, and is attached to the lower end of the rotating shaft 90. The moving device 29 rotates the screw shaft 83 by the operation of the electric motor 82, and the rotation of the screw shaft 83 moves the movable base 88 in the X direction via the nut 85 screwed to the screw shaft 83, thereby rotating the rotary shaft. 90 and the bracket 35 are also moved in the X direction,
Thereby, the main cutting line forming head 23 is moved in the X direction.

Edge cutting line forming head 24 and split head 2
The moving device 30 that moves 6 is the end cutting line forming head 24.
Also, an X-direction moving device 95 for moving the split head 26 in the X direction, the end cut line forming head 24, and the split head 26.
And a Y-direction moving device 96 that moves the Y-direction in the Y-direction.

The Y-direction moving device 96 is connected to a movable frame 97 extending in the Y-direction, an electric motor 98 attached to the movable frame 97, and an output rotary shaft of the electric motor 98, and is rotatable with respect to the movable frame 97. The screw shaft 99 is attached to the slider 41, and the screw shaft 99 is screwed into a nut fixed to the slider 41.
Is fitted to a guide rail 101 attached to the movable frame 97 so as to extend in the Y direction so as to be movable in the Y direction. The Y-direction moving device 96 rotates the screw shaft 99 by the operation of the electric motor 98 and moves the slider 41 in the Y direction via a nut screwed to the screw shaft 99, whereby the end cut line forming head 24 and The split head 26 is moved in the Y direction.

The X-direction moving device 95 includes a fixed frame 110 attached to the upper frame 81 so as to extend in the X-direction.
Electric motor 111 attached to the fixed frame 110
And a screw shaft 11 rotatably attached to the fixed frame 110, which is connected to the output rotary shaft of the electric motor 111.
2 and the screw shaft 112 has a movable frame 9
The movable frame 97 is screwed into a nut 113 fixed to the movable frame 7, and is fitted to a guide rail 114 attached to the fixed frame 110 so as to extend in the X direction so as to be movable in the X direction. The X-direction moving device 95 includes the electric motor 111.
The screw shaft 112 is rotated by the operation of
The movable frame 97 through the nut 113 screwed to
In the X direction, thereby moving the end cutting line forming head 24 and the split head 26 in the X direction.

End cutting line forming head 24 and split head 2
6 is moved by the above moving device 30 to form an end cut line 22 at a predetermined position of the glass plate 2 and press the predetermined position of the glass plate 2 to move the glass plate 2 along the main cut line 21. Break.

Edge cut line forming head 25 and split head 2
The moving device 31 that moves 7 is formed in the same manner as the moving device 30. The X-direction moving device 115 that moves the end cut line forming head 25 and the splitting head 27 in the X direction, the end cut line forming head 25, and the splitting head 27. A Y-direction moving device 116 for moving the head 27 in the Y-direction is provided.

The Y-direction moving device 116 is connected to the movable frame 117 extending in the Y-direction, the electric motor 118 attached to the movable frame 117, and the output rotation shaft of the electric motor 118 so as to be rotatable on the movable frame 117. And a screw shaft 119 attached thereto.
Reference numeral 19 is screwed into a nut fixed to the slider 42, and the slider 42 is movably fitted in a Y direction to a guide rail 121 attached to the movable frame 117 so as to extend in the Y direction. The Y-direction moving device 116 rotates the screw shaft 119 by the operation of the electric motor 118, and moves the slider 42 to the Y direction via the nut screwed to the screw shaft 119.
In the Y direction, the edge cut line forming head 25 and the split head 27 are moved in the Y direction.

The X-direction moving device 115 includes an upper frame 81.
Fixed frame 130 attached to the X-axis
And the electric motor 1 attached to the fixed frame 130
31 and the output rotation shaft of the electric motor 131,
The screw shaft 132 is rotatably attached to the fixed frame 130. The screw shaft 132 is screwed into the nut 133 fixed to the movable frame 117, and the movable frame 117 is fixed to the fixed frame 130. A guide rail 134 extending in the X direction and attached is movably fitted in the X direction. The X-direction moving device 115 rotates the screw shaft 132 by the operation of the electric motor 131 and moves the movable frame 117 in the X direction via the nut 133 screwed to the screw shaft 132, whereby the end cut line forming head. 25 and the split head 27 are moved in the X direction.

Edge cutting line forming head 25 and split head 2
7 is moved by the above moving device 31 to form an end cut line 22 at a predetermined position of the glass plate 2 and press the predetermined position of the glass plate 2 to move the glass plate 2 along the main cut line 21. Break.

A moving device 32a for moving the movable table 28a.
Is an electric motor 141 attached to the base 11, a rotary shaft 143 rotatably supported by the base 11 and having both ends connected to the gear mechanism 142, and a rotation of an output rotary shaft of the electric motor 141. 143 includes a rotation transmission mechanism 144 including a pulley and a timing belt, and a screw shaft 143 that is rotatably supported by the base 11 and has one end connected to the gear mechanism 142. The nut 71 fixed to the frame 65 of the movable table 28a is screwed. The movement device 32a operates the electric motor 141 to rotate the transmission mechanism 144, the rotation shaft 143, and the gear mechanism 1.
The screw shaft 143 is rotated via 42, thereby moving the movable table 28a in the Y direction. The movable table 2a is moved by the moving device 32a in the Y direction and the main cutting line forming head 23 is moved by the moving device 29 in the X direction.
The main cutting line forming head 23 is moved with respect to the main cutting line 21 to be formed on the glass plate 2 placed on 8a. Movable table 28
The moving device 32b for moving b is also the moving device 32a.
Although the detailed description thereof is omitted, the movable table 32b is moved in the Y direction by the moving device 32b, and the main cutting line forming head 23 is moved in the X direction by the moving device 29. Glass plate 2 placed on 28b
Main cutting line forming head 23 with respect to the main cutting line 21 to be formed by
Is moved.

The processing section 16 of the processing means 4 includes a grinding head 152 as a processing head for grinding the peripheral edge 151 of the broken glass plate 2, and movable bases 153a and 153b provided on the processing sections 16a and 16b. And a moving device 154, 155a and 155b for moving the grinding head 152 and the movable bases 153a and 153b, respectively. In the present example, the moving device 154 for moving the grinding head 152 is provided so as to be shared by the respective processing parts 16a and 16b of the processing parts 16 of one set, and the movable bases 153a and 153b. The moving devices 155a and 155b for moving the are independently provided in the respective processing units 16a and 16b of the processing units 16 of one set.

The grinding head 152 has a bracket 161.
An electric motor 163 attached to the bracket 161 via a position adjusting mechanism 162, and a grinding wheel 164 attached to the tip of the output rotary shaft of the electric motor 163.
The output rotation shaft is rotated by the operation of the electric motor 163, and the grinding wheel 164 is rotated.
Thereby, the peripheral edge 151 of the glass plate 2 is ground.

The movable table 153a includes a movable table body 171 and
Vacuum sucker device 172 attached to movable table body 171
And a slider 173 and a nut 174 which are also attached to the movable base body 171.
Is placed on the vacuum suction cup device 172, and
2 is held by the slider 173.
Is movably fitted to a guide rail 175 attached to the base 11 in the Y direction.
a is movable in the Y direction. Movable stand 153b
Is also formed similarly to the movable base 153a.

Moving device 1 for moving the grinding head 152
Reference numeral 54 denotes an electric motor 82 attached to an upper frame 81 supported by the base 11, a screw shaft 83 rotatably attached to the upper frame 81, and a screw shaft 83 for rotating an output rotating shaft of the electric motor 82. Rotation transmission mechanism 84 including a pulley and a timing belt for transmission to a movable base 88, a movable base 88 to which a nut 85 screwed onto a screw shaft 83 and a slider 87 movably fitted to a rail 86 are fixed, and a movable base. The rotary shaft 182 is rotatably supported by the bearing 881, and the bracket 161 is attached to the lower end of the rotary shaft 182. Moving device 154
Rotates the screw shaft 83 by the operation of the electric motor 82, and the nut 8 screwed onto the screw shaft 83 by the rotation of the screw shaft 83.
The movable base 88 is moved in the X direction via the
2 and the bracket 161 are also moved in the X direction, whereby the grinding head 152 is moved in the X direction. Thus, in this example, the moving device 154 for moving the grinding head 152 and the moving device 29 for moving the main cutting line forming head 23 move the grinding head 152 and the main cutting line forming head 23 in synchronization with each other. Each has a common drive unit (electric motor 82, screw 83, rotation transmission mechanism 84, movable base 88).

A moving device 15 for moving the movable table 153a.
5a is an electric motor 141 attached to the base 11.
And rotatably supported by the base 11, and both ends of the gear mechanism 1
42, a rotation shaft 143 connected to 42, a rotation transmission mechanism 144 including a pulley, a timing belt and the like for transmitting the rotation of the output rotation shaft of the electric motor 141 to the rotation shaft 143, and one end rotatably supported by the base 11. And a screw shaft 185 connected to the gear mechanism 142.
Is screwed into a nut 174 attached to the movable table body 171. The moving device 155a includes an electric motor 141.
With the operation of, the screw shaft 185 is rotated via the rotation transmission mechanism 144, the rotation shaft 143, and the gear mechanism 142, thereby moving the movable table 153a in the Y direction. Mobile device 155
movement of the movable table 153a in the Y direction by a, and the moving device 1
By the movement of the grinding head 152 in the X direction by 54,
The grinding head 152 is moved with respect to the split edge 151 of the glass plate 2 placed on the movable table 153a to be ground.
The moving device 155b that moves the movable table 153b also has
Although it has the same structure as the moving device 155a and its detailed description is omitted, the movable base 15 by the moving device 155b is omitted.
3b in the Y direction and movement of the grinding head 152 in the X direction by the moving device 154 move the grinding head 152 with respect to the split edge 151 of the glass plate 2 placed on the movable table 153b.

As described above, in this example, one set of processing parts 1
Movable base 28 provided on one of the processing parts 15a
a and one processing portion 16 of another pair of processing portions 16
The movable table 153a provided on the a, the movable table 28b provided on the other processing section 15b of the processing section 15 of one set, and the other of the processing section 16 of the other set. A moving device 32a for moving the movable table 28a provided in one processing section 15a of the processing section 15 of one set so as to move the movable table 153b provided in the processing section 16b in synchronization with each other. The moving device 155a for moving the movable base 153a provided on one of the processing units 16a of the other set of processing units 16 and the processing unit 15 of the one set.
Movable table 28b provided on the other processing portion 15b
Moving device 32b for moving the workpiece and another set of processing parts 16
Movable table 153 provided on the other processing part 16b
The moving device 155b for moving b is a common drive unit (electric motor 141, gear mechanism 142, rotary shaft 1).
43, a rotation transmission mechanism 144).

Further, in the present example, the main cutting line forming head 23 is set to X.
Z2 is rotated about the Z1 axis orthogonal to the -Y plane to direct the cutter wheel 38 in the forming direction of the main cutting line 21 and in synchronization with this, the grinding head 152 is orthogonal to the XY plane.
A common orienting device 20 in which the grinding wheel 164 is rotated about an axis, and the line connecting the center of rotation of the grinding wheel 164 and the grinding point is oriented in a direction normal to the peripheral edge 151 at the grinding point.
1 is provided. The orienting device 201 includes an electric motor 202 attached to the movable base 88, a rotary shaft 203 also rotatably attached to the movable base 88, and a deceleration for transmitting the rotation of the output rotary shaft of the electric motor 202 to the rotary shaft 203. Transmission mechanism 2 consisting of machine, pulley, timing belt, etc.
04, and bevel gears 204 and 2 fixed to the rotary shaft 203.
05, bevel gears 206 and 20 meshed with bevel gears 204 and 205, respectively, and fixed to rotating shafts 90 and 182, respectively.
7, the rotary shaft 203 is rotated via the transmission mechanism 204 by the operation of the electric motor 202, and the rotary shaft 2
The rotation of 03 causes the rotating shafts 90 and 182 to move in the Z direction via the bevel gears 204 and 205 and the bevel gears 206 and 207.
The cutter wheel 38 is rotated in the direction of forming the main cutting line 21, and the line connecting the rotation center of the grinding wheel 164 and the grinding point is synchronized with this at the grinding point. Orient it so that it is located in the normal direction to the peripheral edge 151.

The carry-out section 5 comprises a plurality of flexible endless thin belts 211 arranged in parallel with each other and a traveling device 212 for traveling the endless belt 211. The traveling device 211 is a base. The electric motor 214 attached to the frame 213 next to the frame 11 and the output rotary shaft of the electric motor 214 are connected to each other via a pulley, a belt, or the like to form the frame 2
13 includes a plurality of driving rollers 216 rotatably supported by a shaft 215, and a plurality of driven rollers 218 rotatably supported by a frame 213 by a shaft 217. The driving roller 216 and the driven rollers are provided. An endless thin belt 211 is stretched between the two and 218. Carry-out section 5
Rotates the shaft 215 by the operation of the electric motor 214,
The endless thin belt 211 is caused to travel in the B direction, whereby the glass plate 2 placed on the endless thin belt 211 is carried out in the B direction from the processing means 4.

The conveying means 6 transfers the glass sheet 2 to be processed from the carry-in section 3 to the processing section 15 of one set of the processing section 4 and the glass sheet 2 processed by the processing section 15 of another set. The glass plate 2 processed by the processing unit 16 of the other set is carried out from the processing unit 16 of the other set to the unloading unit 5 of the processing unit 16 of the other set.
Of the first glass plate adsorbing means 221 which is reciprocated between the carry-in part 3 and the processing part 15 of one set of the processing means 4 and the other one set of the processing means 4. The second glass plate suction means 222 which can be reciprocated between the processing section 16 and the unloading section 5, and the processing section 4 reciprocates between one set of processing sections 15 and another set of processing sections 16. It is provided with a third glass plate adsorbing means 223 which is made to move and a moving device 224 which reciprocates the first, second and third glass plate adsorbing means 221, 222 and 223.

Glass plate suction means 221, 222 and 22
Each of the three is similarly formed and has a pair of pneumatic cylinder devices 231a and 231b arranged in the X direction.
And vacuum suction cup devices 232a and 232a attached to the piston rods of the pneumatic cylinder devices 231a and 231b.
32b, and a pneumatic cylinder device 231a.
And 231b actuate the vacuum suction cup devices 232a and 232.
b is moved up and down, and vacuum suction cup devices 232a and 232
The glass plate 2 is vacuum-sucked and held by the operation of b.

The moving device 224 rotates the electric motor 241 attached to the upper frame 81, the screw shaft 242 which is rotatably supported by the upper frame 81 and extends in the X direction, and the output rotary shaft of the electric motor 241. The slider 245 includes a rotation transmission mechanism 243 including a pulley and a timing belt for transmitting to the screw shaft 242, a movable table 246 to which a nut 244 screwed to the screw shaft 242 and a slider 245 are attached. A guide rail 247 extending in the X direction on the frame 81 is fitted movably in the X direction. The moving device 224 is an electric motor 241.
Is operated to rotate the screw shaft 242 via the rotation transmission mechanism 243 to move the movable base 246 in the X direction, thereby moving the vacuum suction cup devices 232a and 232b of the glass plate suction means 221, 222 and 223 to the X direction. Move in the direction.

In the operation of the moving device 224, the glass plate 2 positioned on the mounting table 12 by the positioning roller 13a is adsorbed and held by the vacuum suction device 232a of the glass plate adsorbing means 221, and the movable plate 28a moves. The glass plate 2 placed on the endless belt 68 of the movable table 28 a is attached to the endless belt 68 by the vacuum suction device 2 of the glass plate adsorbing means 223.
The glass plate 2 mounted on the vacuum suction cup device 172 of the movable base 153a is sucked and held by the vacuum suction cup device 172 of the movable base 153a, and is sucked and held by the vacuum suction cup device 232a of the glass plate suction means 222. Endless thin belt 21
The glass plates 2 that have been respectively conveyed to the No. 1 and positioned by the positioning roller 13b and placed on the mounting table 12 are adsorbed and held by the vacuum suction cup device 232b of the glass plate adsorbing means 221, and are attached to the endless belt 68 of the movable base 28b. , Movable table 28b
The glass plate 2 placed on the endless belt 68 is sucked and held by the vacuum sucker device 232b of the glass plate sucking means 223, and the vacuum sucker device 172 of the movable table 153b is moved to the movable table 1
Glass plate 2 mounted on the vacuum suction device 172 of 53b
Are adsorbed and held by the vacuum suction device 232b of the glass plate adsorbing means 222 and conveyed to the endless thin belt 211, respectively.

In this example, the control means controls each of the above-mentioned operations, and in particular, when the machining operations are performed synchronously in the machining portions 15a and 16a, in this example, the main cutting line forming operation and the grinding operation are performed. After the end cutting line is formed and split in the processing section 15b, the glass plate 2 split and processed in the processing section 15b is conveyed to the processing section 16b, and the processing section 1
Transfer of the glass plate 2 from the carry-in section 3 to 5b, and the processing section 1
The processing means 4 and the conveying means 6 are controlled so that the glass plate 2 ground by 6b is conveyed to the carry-out section 5. In addition, when the end cutting line is formed and the splitting is performed, the endless belt 68 supporting the glass plate 2 on which the main cutting line is formed and the glass plate 2 on which the peripheral edge grinding is completed.
The vacuum sucker device 172 that supports the moving devices 32a, 32b, 155a and 155b is located below the third and second glass plate suction means 223 and 222, respectively.
Moved by.

In the above-described glass plate processing apparatus 1, the glass plate 2 positioned by the positioning roller 13a and placed on the mounting table 12 is conveyed onto the endless belt 68 of the movable table 28a, and the endless belt of the movable table 28a is conveyed. First, the glass plate 2 conveyed on the belt 68 is moved through the cutter wheel 38 of the main cutting line forming head 23 by the movement of the main cutting line forming head 23 in the X direction and the movable base 28a in the Y direction. Cutting line 2
1 is formed, and then, the cutter wheel 4 is moved by moving the edge cutting line forming head 24 and the split head 26, and the edge cutting line forming head 25 and the split head 27 in the X and Y directions.
4 and 56 and the end lines 2 through the push rods 52 and 62
2 is formed, is further broken along the main cutting line 21, is broken along the main cutting line 21, and is placed on the endless belt 68 of the movable base 28a. Folded edge 1 of glass plate 2 conveyed onto suction cup device 172 and conveyed onto vacuum suction cup device 172 of movable table 153a.
51, the movement of the grinding head 152 in the X direction and the movable table 1
By the movement of 53a in the Y direction, grinding is performed via the grinding wheel 164 of the grinding head 152, and the split edge 15
1 is ground and the vacuum suction device 17 of the movable table 153a
The glass plate 2 placed on the sheet 2 is conveyed to the endless thin belt 211. The glass plate 2 positioned by the positioning roller 13b and mounted on the mounting table 12 is processed in the same manner.

The main cutting line 21 is formed on the glass plate 2 on the endless belt 68 of the movable table 28a, and the movable table 153a is formed.
Edge 151 of glass plate 2 on vacuum suction device 172 of
While the glass is being ground, the glass plate 2 on which the main cutting line 21 is formed on the endless belt 68 of the movable table 28b is formed with the end cutting line 22 and is split along the main cutting line 21. Of the movable plate 153b of the glass plate 2 to the vacuum suction device 172 and the vacuum suction device 17 of the movable table 153b after grinding.
The glass plate 2 on 2 is conveyed to the endless thin belt 211, and the movable base 28b of the glass plate 2 placed on the mounting table 12 by the positioning roller 13b is conveyed onto the endless belt 68. . The main cutting line 21 is formed on the glass plate 2 on the endless belt 68 of the movable table 28b, and the movable table 153b is formed.
Edge 151 of glass plate 2 on vacuum suction device 172 of
The same is true while grinding is applied to the. The waste chips 73 are discharged to the split reservoir 75 by running the endless belt 68 in the A direction while the glass plate 2 is being lifted.

In the specific example, the processing means 4 is composed of the processing parts 15 and 16, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be composed of only the processing part 15 or 16, for example. Alternatively, the processing means 4 may be composed of one set of processing parts or three or more sets of processing parts. Furthermore, it is not necessary to provide the pneumatic cylinder devices 231a and 231b and the vacuum suction device devices 232a and 232b as a pair as the glass plate suction means 221, 222, and 223 of the transport means 6, respectively. The moving device 224 may be configured so that the glass plate 2 is alternately conveyed to the necessary place.

[0050]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the control means is performing the machining operation in one of the machining units of one set, the control unit of the machining units of one set is operated. To cause the other processing unit to carry the glass plate processed by the other processing unit to the unloading unit side and to carry the glass plate from the loading unit side to the other processing unit. Since the processing means and the conveying means are controlled, it is possible to efficiently process the glass plate by reducing the waiting state of the processing means.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right-half front view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 2 is a partially omitted left half front view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially omitted plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, with some parts omitted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Glass Plate Processing Device 2 Glass Plate 3 Carrying In Section 4 Processing Means 5 Unloading Section 6 Conveying Means

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A carrying-in section for a glass plate to be processed, a processing means for processing the glass plate from the carrying-in section, a carrying-out section for carrying out the glass plate from the processing means, and a glass plate to be processed. The glass sheet is provided with a conveying means for conveying the processed glass plate from the carry-in section to the processing means, and a control means for controlling the processing means and the conveying means. At least one processing unit of a set including at least two processing units that perform the same processing as each other is provided, and the control means performs a processing operation in one processing unit of the processing units of the one set. During the operation, the glass plate processed by the other processing part is conveyed to the unloading side of the other processing part of the set of processing parts and is carried into the other processing part. I will let you carry the glass plate from the department side As described above, a glass plate processing apparatus adapted to control the processing means and the conveying means. 2. The glass plate according to claim 1, wherein the processing means includes a processing head, a movable table provided in each processing section, and a moving device that moves the processing head and the movable table, respectively. Processing equipment. 3. The processing head performs formation of a main cutting line for splitting, formation of an end cutting line on the glass plate on which the main cutting line is formed, and splitting of the glass plate along the main cutting line and the end cutting line. The apparatus for processing a glass sheet according to claim 2, further comprising a main cutting line forming head, an end cutting line forming head, and a splitting head for performing the cutting. 4. A main cutting line forming head, an end cutting line forming head and a splitting head, and a moving device for moving the main cutting line forming head, the end cutting line forming head and the splitting head, respectively, of a set of processing parts. The moving device, which is provided so as to be shared by the respective processing units and which moves the movable table, is independently provided in each of the processing units of one set of the processing units. Glass plate processing equipment. 5. The conveying means includes a first glass plate adsorbing means that can reciprocate between a carry-in section and a processing means, and a second glass plate adsorbing means that can reciprocate between a processing means and a carry-out section. 5. The glass plate processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means and a moving device that reciprocates the first and second glass plate adsorbing means. 6. The processing means comprises, in addition to the processing section of the one set, at least two processing sections that perform processing identical to each other but different from processing in the processing section of the one set. The conveying means further comprises a set of processing parts, and the conveying means transfers the glass plate to be processed from the carry-in part to a processing part of the one set of processing means, and the glass plate processed by the processing part of the one set. And the glass plate processed by the processing unit of the other set to the carry-out unit, and the control unit is configured to transfer the glass plate to the processing unit of the other unit. While the machining operation is being performed in one machining section of one set of machining sections, the other machining section is machined in the other machining section of the other group of machining sections. Transport the glass sheet to the unloading section side and the glass sheet from the loading section side to the other processing section. The glass plate processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the processing means and the transportation means are controlled. 7. The machining means in another machining unit of another set includes another machining head, another movable table provided in each machining unit of the machining unit of the other set, and the other machining units. The apparatus for processing a glass plate according to claim 6, further comprising a moving device that moves the head and another movable table. 8. The glass plate processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the other processing head includes a grinding head that grinds a peripheral edge of the broken glass plate. 9. A grinding head and a moving device for moving the grinding head are provided so as to be shared by both processing parts of another set of processing parts, and move another movable table. 9. The glass plate processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the moving device is independently provided in each processing portion of the other set of processing portions. 10. A movable table provided on one processing section of one set of processing sections and a movable table provided on one processing section of another set of processing sections, , A movable table provided on the other processing section of the processing section of one set and a movable table provided on the other processing section of the processing section of the other set are moved in synchronization with each other. As described above, a moving device for moving the movable table provided in one processing section of one set of processing sections and a movable table provided in one processing section of the other processing section of another set are installed. The moving device for moving includes a moving device for moving the movable table provided in the other processing unit of the one processing unit and the other processing unit of the other processing unit of the other set. 11. The moving device for moving the provided movable table has a common drive unit, respectively. The glass sheet processing apparatus according to claim 1. 11. The conveying means further comprises a third glass plate adsorbing means which can be reciprocated between a processing section of one set of processing sections and a processing section of another set of processing sections, The one glass plate adsorbing means is provided between the carry-in section and the processing section of one set of the processing means, and the second glass plate adsorbing means is provided with the other processing section and the carry-out section of the other processing means. 11. The glass plate processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the glass plate is reciprocated between the glass plates, and the moving device of the conveying device is configured to reciprocate the third glass plate adsorbing device. . 12. The processing means comprises a grinding head for grinding the peripheral edge of the glass plate, a movable table provided in each processing section, and a moving device for moving the grinding head and the movable table, respectively. Item 2. The glass plate processing apparatus according to Item 1. 13. A grinding head and a moving device for moving the grinding head are provided so as to be shared by the respective processing parts of a set of processing parts, and move the movable table. The glass plate processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the apparatus is independently provided in each processing section of the set of processing sections. 14. The conveying means includes a first glass plate adsorbing means that can reciprocate between a carry-in section and a processing means, and a second glass plate adsorbing means that can reciprocate between a processing means and a carry-out section. The apparatus for processing a glass plate according to claim 12 or 13, comprising means and a moving device for reciprocating the first and second glass plate adsorbing means.